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But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.

Baron de Montesquieu

The life of man is but a succession of vain hopes and groundless fears.
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Men Succession Vain
An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.
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Human Justice Rights Threat
An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.
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Future Life Philosophical
Coffee renders many foolish people temporarily capable of wise actions
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Coffee People Wise
Love of the republic in a democracy, is a love of the democracy; love of the democracy is that of equality. Love of the democracy is likewise that of frugality.
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Democracy Equality Love
Passion makes us feel, but never see clearly.
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Cleanly Feel Passion
An injustice to one is a threat made to all
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Injustice Made Threat
When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty; because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical manner.
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Law Liberty Umpires
Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.
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Law Liberty Philosophical
I shall ever repeat it, that mankind are governed not by extremes, but by principals of moderation.
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Extremes Mankind Moderation
The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions.
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Degrees Different Knowing
It is unreasonable … to oblige a man not to attempt the defense of his own life.
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Defense Men Reason
As soon as man enters into a state of society he loses the sense of his weakness; equality ceases, and then commences the state of war.
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Equality Men War
Trade is the best cure for prejudice.
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Cures Prejudice Trade
Laws, in their most general signification, are the necessary relations derived from the nature of things.
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Law Relation
Republics are brought to their ends by luxury; monarchies by poverty.
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Luxury Poverty Republic

But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.

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